Following day 4 finals at the 2016 FINA Short Course World Championships in Windsor, Canada, Team USA and Russia have maintained their top 2 spots in the medal count, while Japan has moved up into 3rd.

The 1500 freestyle without Katie Ledecky gave way for a new National Champion in this event.Katy Campbell dropped more than 27 seconds to win the 1500 freestyle with a new best time of 16:17.59. Danielle Valley finished second with her time of 16:19.83. Lindsay Vrooman added a third place finish with her time of 16:22.83. Gillian Ryan finished fourth at 16:25.74.

Leah Smith had the fastest time out of the afternoon heats with a 16:27.37, which held up for fifth place. Kaitlin Pawlowicz finished sixth with her time of 16:28.31. She was the final swimmer under 16:30.

Isabelle Rongione finished seventh at 16:32.25 and Anina Lund was eighth at 16:36.89.

About Mitch Bowmile

Mitch Bowmile is a former Canadian age group swimmer who was forced to end his career early due to a labrum tear in his hip and a torn rotator cuff after being recognized as one of the top 50 breaststrokers his age in Canada. He competed successfully at both age …